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EarthKAM. Jacob Pruitt 5 th Period. Satellite Ground Tracks. Location determined by latitude and longitude Orbit’s ground track determined by earth’s rotation. How does the Earth’s O rbit Affect Ground T racks ?. Space craft fixed in space Rotates east

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EarthKAM

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  1. EarthKAM Jacob Pruitt 5th Period

  2. Satellite Ground Tracks • Location determined by latitude and longitude • Orbit’s ground track determined by earth’s rotation

  3. How does the Earth’s Orbit Affect Ground Tracks? • Space craft fixed in space • Rotates east • Shifts to the west during successive orbits

  4. Location of Different Orbits • 10° inclination of orbit A • 30° inclination of orbit B • 50° inclination of orbit C • 85°inclination of orbit D

  5. Volcanic Comoro Islands • Ngazidja, Mwali, Nzwani, and Mayotte • 200 miles off the east coast of Africa • 7,746 feet active volcano on Ngazidja • 785 total square miles of islands • 12.08°S, 44.15°E

  6. Andes Mountain Range in Chile • World's longest continental mountain range • 4,300 miles long • 430 miles wide • Split into several ranges • Highest mountain range outside Asia at 22,841 feet • 27.60° S, 69.29° W

  7. The Bahamas • 29 islands • 661 cays • 5,382 sq. miles • Bahamas' capital - Nassau • One of the richest countries in the Americas • 24.39º N, 78.02º W

  8. Tongue of the Ocean • Deep oceanic trench • Separates Andros and New Providence • Drops 115 feet • 24.30° N, 77.30° W

  9. Stonehenge • Cumulus clouds • Flat base • May only be 330 feet above the ground • Prehistoric monument • Constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC • Located in Wiltshire, United Kingdom • 51.10° N, 1.49° W

  10. Sakhalin Island, RussiaFavorite Picture • North of Japan • 589 miles in length • Rich in natural resources • Timber, fishing and oil reserves • Mountainous terrain • Settled by Japanese fishermen • 50.15° N, 143.00° E

  11. Nikon D2X Digital SLRSuper Slide • Controlled by Lenovo (IBM) T61p Laptop • Mounting stability of Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) and small camera bracket • Upside down pictures • 50 mm lens • 124 miles across by 83 miles vertically

  12. Works Cited "Andes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes>. "Cloud Types!." Spark | UCAR Science Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2011. <http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud3.html>. "NASA - Home." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://www.nasa.gov/>. "Redirect Notice." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://www.google.com/imgres?q=andes+mountains+map&um=1&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=398&tbm=isch&tbnid=u892sA2M_gc_9M:&imgrefurl=http://pitchforksupperclub.blogspot.com/2010/07/chilean-family-feast.html&docid=GpoPkIr7vMIiMM&imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jrOW0il>. "Stonehenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge>. "Tongue of the Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue_of_the_Ocean>. capita, the terms of GDP per. "The Bahamas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas>. MLA formatting by BibMe.org

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